Colour

#BCA830

#BCA830
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCA830 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 168, 48 and HSL 51°, 59%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#BCA830

RGBrgb(188, 168, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6588, 0.1882

RGB percentages73.7%, 65.9%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(51.4, 59.3%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 74.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 74.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,363,824

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA830;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#4357CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A31Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEAB38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CB9B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.3 Olive · ΔE 18.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.1 Khaki · ΔE 27 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3044BC

Analogous#BC6230, #8ABC30

Triadic#30BCA8, #A830BC

Split complementary#308ABC, #6230BC

Tetradic#30BC62, #3044BC, #BC308A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1EBC7

Lighter +30%#E6DC9F

Lighter +20%#DCCD76

Lighter +10%#D2BF4D

Darker −10%#938426

Darker −20%#6B5F1B

Darker −30%#423B11

Darker −40%#191707

More saturated +25%#D9BD13

Less saturated −25%#9F934E

Channel breakdown

R188

G168

B48

Red188 (73.7%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)59.32%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A8 · B 30

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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